Combined spool-holder and thread-guide.



E. C. KINNEY.

COMBINED SPOOL HOLDER AND THREAD GUIDE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. II, 19m.

1,290,577. Patentedflan. 7, 1919.

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COMBINED SPOOL-HOLDER AND THREAD-GUIDE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J an. '7, 1919.

Application filed February 11, 1918. Serial No. 216,541.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELIZABETH C. KINNEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined Spool-Holders and Thread-Guides, of which the following is a specification. V 1

This invention relates to combined spoolholders and thread guides, designed particularly for use by crocheters and knittcrs, for holding one or more spools of thread or yarn, as well as, for guarding the threads during the progress of the work.

The obj ect of the invention is to provide a. novel, simple, light and convenient device for holding the spools of thread or yarn during crocheting or knitting, so as to prevent tangling or knotting or waste of the same. A further object is to provide novel and simple means for guiding and guarding the threads during the work, as well as keeping the thread of one spool from becoming entangled with that of the adjacent spool. And a further object is to provide a. device of the class which retains the spools while not in use, which is easily portable, and which may be produced at a small cost.

I attain these objects. by the means set forth in the detailed description which follows, and as illustrated by the accompanying drawing, in which- Figure 1 is a top-plan view-of the complete device.

Fig. 2 is a. side elevation of the same; showing the construction, arrangement and operation of the device.

In the drawing, 2 represents a base, preferably circular in form, which may be made out of wood, metal or composition, and having a flat bottom affording a rather broad and firm base, which is not easily upset. One of the spool-holders comprises an upright rod or tube 3, the lower end of which is rigidly embedded or set near one side or edge of the base, as at 3. The upper end of the standard 3 is bent or curved toward the opposite side of the base 2, and its tip is provided with a thread-loop 4. About midway in the length of the standard 3 an arm 5 is disposed horizontally at right .angles to the standard. This arm is preferably rigidly securedto the standard, and is intended to support the ordinary thread spools 6, as shown, and the loose end of the thread 6 is then inserted through the loop 4. In order to allow the spools perfect freedom for unwinding the thread 6' as it is used for crocheting or knitting, the arm 5 is preferably longer than the spool 6. This permits the use of spools of difierent length, as well as allows the spools suitable endwise movement while dealing on the thread. The free end of arm 5 is fitted with a nut or stopbutton 7 to prevent the accidental escape of the spools. V 7

Sometimes threads of different color or texture are combined after being unwound from the spools, by the knitters, and are manipulated as one thread. In order to provide suitably for such work, a second vertically disposed spool-holder 9 is employed. The lower end of the part 9 is driven tightly into the base, while the upper free end thereof is fitted with a conical nut 10 of suitable size for holding in place a ball or spool 11, which may contain coarser thread or yarn, as 11. 12 represents a second standard similar to the part 3, which is preferably mounted near the opposite side of the base 2, while its upper or free end is bent or curved in the opposite direction to that of standard 3 and is positioned substantially parallel thereto. Standard 12 has a loop 12 for guarding and guiding the thread or yarn. The 'two standards are preferably spaced sufliciently to prevent interference of the threads 6 and 11 when used singly, during the crocheting or knitting operations. After the spools, as 6 and 11, are placed in position and the nuts 7 and 10 are applied, as shown, the former are intended to be left in their respective places until the supply of thread is used up. 7 7

Having thus described my invention, what I claimas new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The combination of a base having two sockets, the freeends thereof bent toward the opposite sides of the base and spaced parallel to each other and having thread loops, one of said standards having a h0ri= zontal arm, and a spool holder disposed vertically in. the third socket adapted to sup- 10 port a spool beneath the plain standard In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

ELIZABETH Q I NEY.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for tfiveoents each, byaddressing the. a Commissioner of Patent:, Washington, 1), 0. 

